Deadly Cross
Deadly Cross by James Patterson, published by Little Brown on May 24, 2022, is a gripping addition to the Alex Cross series, featuring 448 pages in English. The narrative centers around the murder of Kay Willingham, a prominent DC socialite and philanthropist, who is found dead alongside the head of a private school. As the case unfolds, Alex Cross is drawn into a web of intrigue that connects Kay’s past to her present, raising questions about her life and the motives behind her shocking murder.
In this edition, readers will follow Cross and FBI special agent Ned Mahoney as they delve into Kay’s early years in Alabama, uncovering a landscape filled with corruption and secrets. The investigation reveals that Kay had numerous enemies, yet all seemed to have reasons to keep her alive. As the detectives face increasing resistance, Cross must leverage his skills as both a doctor and a detective to navigate the complexities of the case. This installment explores themes of crime, psychological tension, and the intricacies of police procedural work, making it a compelling read for fans of the mystery and thriller genres.
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The murder of a glamorous DC socialite becomes Alex Cross’s deadliest case since Along Came a Spider.
Kay Willingham led a life as glamorous as it was public–she was a gorgeous Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and the ex-wife of the vice president. So why was she parked in a Bentley convertible idling behind a DC private school, in the middle of the night, with the man who was the head of that school? Who shot them both, point blank, and why? The shocking double homicide is blazed across the internet, TV, newspapers–and across Alex Cross’s mind. Kay had been his patient once. And maybe more.
While John Sampson of DC Metro Police investigates the last movements of Christopher Randall, the educator killed along with Kay Willingham, detective Alex Cross and FBI special agent Ned Mahoney find unanswered questions from Willingham’s past, before she arrived in DC and became known in DC society as someone who could make things happen. They travel to Alabama to investigate Kay’s early years. There they find a world of trouble, corruption, and secrets, all of them closed to outsiders like Cross and Mahoney.
Kay had many enemies, but all of them seemed to need her alive. The harder the investigators push, the more resistance they find when they leave behind the polite law offices and doctors’ quarters of the state capital. Alex Cross will need to use all his skills as a doctor, a detective, and a family man to prevent that resistance from turning lethal . . . again.
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